Deadline Friday- New Technologies Requested for Resource Emissions Management Technology Action Plan
Published on February 14, 2011
Resource Emissions Management Technology Action Plan (REMTAP)
Submission Deadline Date: Noon - February 18th, 2011
Air emissions from the petroleum industry are constantly in the public eye. New, complex and tougher emissions regulations are rolling out provincially, federally and possibly internationally. Oil and gas production companies are challenged with measuring, reporting, controlling and reducing emissions to meet goals of resource conservation, environmental protection, and regulatory compliance. PTAC, in support of its Resource Emissions Management Technology Action Plan (REMTAP) is seeking proposals for new and innovative technologies for improved efficiency and emissions management. The intent is to focus on technologies near commercialization or adaptable from existing technologies from other industries. REMTAP is currently seeking proposals on technologies including, but not limited to: Liquid Eductor Systems for capturing vent gases for use as fuel Novel compression schemes for instrument air Systems to clean field methanol for use in fuel cells Reliable and Cost Effective Engine Emissions Technologies Zero emissions dehys Design for low pressure raw gas inlet fuel sources for natural gas engines Empirical tool to model condenser tanks Power generation from pressure drop Waste heat utilization Solar pumps Submission ProcedureRequest for Technologies
Technologies Requested
The liquid eductor would use pressure drop in the glycol stream in a dehy to draw vent gases into the glycol, allowing conservation of the vent gases.
The system would draw vent gases from tanks, instrument gas and other sources into the fuel gas stream and allow the vent gases to be used in equipment that utilize natural gas as fuel.
The purpose of this technology is to eliminate instrument vent gas. The compression scheme should be low cost, energy efficient and deployable in remote locations. It could use available pressure drops, waste energy or be based on highly efficient motors.
Methanol fuel cells require expensive high purity methanol. Systems to clean field methanol onsite for fuel cell use would be desirable.
As the regulatory and environmental climate changes, the exhaust stack emissions for stationary engines is under increasing scrutiny. It is anticipated that existing equipment will have to be replaced with new lower emission engines or retrofit devices will be required to meet new requirements. Pollutants and greenhouse gases should be considered in technologies.
Opportunities exist to design or modify dehys so that all sources of vent gases are fully utilized, resulting in a zero emission dehy. Such designs are invited.
The purpose of this is to condition the fuel source for natural gas engines and burners in order to avoid the use of high pressure sales gas.
Tail pipe measurements are required to acquire field data on tank emissions. This data would then be used to construct an empirical model for tank emissions.
Pressure drops in amine and fuel gas streams could be used to generate power at upstream oil & gas facilities.
Waste heat recovery in small and large scale operations to generate electric power or provide process and/or utility heat economically.
Solar pumps are commercially available. A proposal for a bench test comparison of commercially available solar pumps is invited in order to compare performance in simulated field conditions.
Proposals should be brief, no more than 2 pages, non-confidential, in a pdf format. Detailed presentations may be requested by the REMTAP Steering Committee at a later date. All proposals should include:
The deadline for submission is: Noon - February 18th, 2011.
Proposals should be submitted to Susie Dwyer by email sdwyer@ptac.org
If you are interested in submitting a proposal but cannot meet this timeline, please contact Susie Dwyer.